Hundreds of residents living near the Tri An hydropower plant in Dong Nai province went to the dam to catch fish right after the plant closed its spillway on Tuesday morning.
Hundreds of residents living near the Tri An hydropower plant in Dong Nai province went to the dam to catch fish right after the plant closed its spillway on Tuesday morning.
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| A resident catches a 0.5-metre shark catfish. |
At 10am, the plant dammed up its water following eight consecutive days of release. As water near the dam started to recede, nearby residents used nets, small canoes and even the electric shock method to catch big fish, many of which weighed up to 8kg.
Tran Hoai Luong, a resident in Vinh An Town, said fishermen have lower chances of catching fish than those who use electric shock.
Electric shock particularly helps to catch ca tra (catfish), weighing almost 9kg each, he said.
Unfavourable practices to catch fish such as electro-fishing have resulted in declining numbers of fish in nature. Although it is illegal and banned by the Government, electro-fishing still occurs in Việt Nam.
Due to heavy rain in the southern provinces last week, on August 29, the Tri An hydropower plant opened one spillway to release water.
(Source:VNS)
